Essays about: "prejudice and attitudes"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 31 essays containing the words prejudice and attitudes.

  1. 21. The Impact of Affirmative Action on Employees' attitudes towards equality : To BBBEE or not to BBBEE? A field study in South Africa

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Johanna Björnsund; Frida Grundström; [2016]
    Keywords : Affirmative action; B-BBEE; Apartheid; Employee attitudes; Organizational culture; Group identity; Diversity; Prejudice; Group integration; Equality;

    Abstract : Background- South Africa, the most southern country at the African continent as the name depicts, is a country where Apartheid has prevailed the historical and contemporary landscape of the nation.  The era of Apartheid, being a system of discrimination and segregation, produced racial imbalances within the South African society and polices of affirmative action was enforced as an attempt to redress the racial inequalities. READ MORE

  3. 22. Changing Attitudes Towards Immigrants in Light of Worsening Economic Conditions in Portugal

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : William Mc Galey; [2016]
    Keywords : Portugal; migration; immigrants; economic crisis; social relations; attitudes; prejudice;

    Abstract : Portugal has experienced various structural changes in recent history which have greatly contributed to the country having a sizeable and varied immigrant population at present. The Global Economic Crisis of 2008 has severely impacted numerous countries in the European Union including Portugal. READ MORE

  4. 23. Contrasting Attitudes Toward Marriage in Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Bennet's Disregard for the Contemporary Marital Conventions

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för lärande och miljö

    Author : Elin Blom; [2015]
    Keywords : Marital views; marriage; conventions; social status; Pride and Prejudice; Elizabeth Bennet; 18th century; 19th century; feminism; old historicism; liberalism;

    Abstract : Through a liberal feminist perspective, this essay investigates the unconventional marital views of the fictional character Elizabeth Bennet. These are analyzed and compared to the traditional marital opinions of the novel's social environment. READ MORE

  5. 24. Swedish Students’ Perceptions of and Attitudes toward Stereotypical Gender Images in Speech

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Sara Bogren; [2015]
    Keywords : Gender; stereotype; speech act; perception; attitude; awareness; prejudice; dominance.;

    Abstract : The research conducted within the linguistic subdiscipline of language and gender was carried out as early as in the 1970’s, when Lakoff (1975) identified nine main traits for female language. Based on Lakoff’s research, this project investigates Swedish students’ attitudes to and perceptions of gender stereotypes in speech. READ MORE

  6. 25. “Get Away From Me!”: Implicit and Explicit Transphobia in Swedish-speaking Men

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : George Juge; [2014]
    Keywords : attitudes; prejudice; transphobia; implicit; gender; masculinity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aimed to measure implicit and explicit prejudice towards transpeople among Swedish-speaking men. A new picture IAT (Implicit Association Test) was created in a pilot study to measure implicit attitudes towards gender transgressing males. In the main study, 66 male participants were divided into control and experimental groups. READ MORE